Christ Within
Sometimes, I’m scared — scared of the terrible things that can happen in this world, scared of what the future holds. Yes, I’m a Christian who should trust in the … Continue Reading Christ Within
Mama and Advent
We celebrated my mother’s 80th birthday yesterday. 80?! That just seems amazing to me. She’s amazing. Especially when you consider that, at this age, she’s still caring for me, her … Continue Reading Mama and Advent
12 Years of Blogging
After 12 years of blogging, the statistics of this blog are not great, but the benefits that I’ve received through the blog are amazing. For a dozen years, chronicling my … Continue Reading 12 Years of Blogging
Fragility of Humans
Because I’m so very physically weak due to my progressive neuromuscular disease, I want to be very strong emotionally, as well as intellectually and spiritually. I am dependent upon others … Continue Reading Fragility of Humans
CORRECTION!
Oops! My EWTN interview will be airing Wednesday, April 30 at 5:30 PM! Every day this week, April 28-May 2, at 5:30 PM Eastern, Gifts of Hope with Paula Umana … Continue Reading CORRECTION!
TV Update
It’s coming! An EWTN crew flew up from Alabama to film me as I was interviewed by Paula Umana for a new series, Gifts of Hope. After a year of … Continue Reading TV Update
Let’s Do Lent
I like Lent. Is that wrong? It can certainly seem like the Lenten season is designed to make us miserable. We begin with getting marked on our foreheads with ashes … Continue Reading Let’s Do Lent
Novena for Life Day One
I will be joining with other Christians who respect life to pray for the conversion of hearts and minds so that the practice of abortion — the intentional, sometimes brutal … Continue Reading Novena for Life Day One
Awaiting a Birth
I’m a childless 50-year-old woman. Not by choice. It’s not that I have infertility problems — not precisely — nor that I never met the right guy. It’s also not … Continue Reading Awaiting a Birth
Am I Meant to Suffer?
Looking back, I still don’t know why I did what I did. But … maybe that’s what God wanted me to do? The day after the Fourth of July, my … Continue Reading Am I Meant to Suffer?
Exile and Habakkuk
In the continuing saga of my gravely serious chest cold and its five-week reign of mucus terror, I’m sharing with you a biblical prayer that deeply spoke to me during … Continue Reading Exile and Habakkuk
Listen to the Patient
“I’m drowning! I’m drowning!” In the middle of the night, I cried out bewildered and terrified. At the end of my first week of a severe respiratory illness and just … Continue Reading Listen to the Patient
Be Strong and of Good Courage
Over the span of five weeks, I lost count of how many times my parents saved my life. I was as good as dead multiple times every day. Struggling for … Continue Reading Be Strong and of Good Courage
Stream of Thought
Over the span of five days, here in New Hampshire, we had wind, rain, sleet, daffodils blooming, heavy snow with thunder and lightning, faint tremors from a New Jersey earthquake, … Continue Reading Stream of Thought
“Not My Will”
[This post is based upon a Lenten post from 2020.] How many times have I begged for my life of progressive disease and severe disability to be different? When I … Continue Reading “Not My Will”
Another Day Closer
Weeks and years go by so fast that it feels like time is slipping away from me. I hate this feeling. Life is short. Time is precious. I want to … Continue Reading Another Day Closer
Christina Chase 